We select garden scissors for different purposes
Each gardener and land owner cannot do without special equipment designed to perform work in the horticultural industry, for example, for trimming trees, shrubs, and grafting. Garden shears play a significant role among them. Therefore, sooner or later one has to face the question of their choice.
There is a huge assortment of these products, so it is important not to get lost in its diversity. The article will allow you to consider the possible types of cutting tools, learning what scissors are, what they are called, what tasks each of them performs.
1 Variety of garden shears, their features
There are the following garden scissors:
- Manual hedge shears or mechanical. Used for grass and bushes, pruning young shoots, needles. They are represented by a wide selection of models that differ in blade shape, length, type of coating of the cutting edge, material and size of the handle.
- Electric scissors. Necessary for the care of areas of various sizes.
- Petrol. It is convenient to work with them in any weather conditions, there is no need for an electrical network and connection to it, no need to pull the cable behind you. However, they are large, heavy, and need to be refueled. The operation is complicated, the emission of harmful gases is typical during the process.
1.1 Hand scissors
These include mechanical tools:
- secateurs - a tool whose purpose is to cut thin branches, shoots during thinning and forming the crown of trees, grape harvesting. When deciding on a pruner, it is better to give preference to a tool with rubberized handles, which will protect your palms from calluses. It should fit comfortably in your hand. Make sure that there is no gap between the blades when folded, otherwise the branches will crumple. More comfortable to use secateurs with a two-piece handle, which are connected by a gear. Great for cutting thick branches;
- a unit for cutting shoots on trees of high-lying branches, which is commonly called a lopper. It is fixed on a long pole, the action is driven by twine. The articulated lever mechanism cuts off the thick organs of plants without much human effort. The power drive lopper with increased cutting capacity is in great demand;
- one-sided / double-sided brush cutter - these are scissors for cutting bushes, it is advisable to apply to gooseberries, currants, raspberries.
1.2 Electric scissors
The electrical design allows it to be used as a hedge trimmer, an indispensable tool for shaping landscape design. They differ in engine power, length of knives, shape and type of blades, location of buttons and switches. The working part, as a rule, is serrated blades (double-sided). The electric installation is also used for curly haircuts. When purchasing, pay attention to the length of the cutting unit - knives.
Electric scissors are divided into network and battery. The electric group, which includes battery tools, cuts plants that are far from the mains and at home thanks to battery operation. Cordless grass tools are great when there is little vegetation. This is due to the fact that the battery lasts approximately 40 minutes.
The network ones are powered by a network cable, for example, STIHL HSE 42 and similar hedge trimmers.
1.3 Petrol and cordless tools
It is worth saying that the most common gardening units are battery-operated. They are good due to the combination of the advantages that gasoline and electric installations have. Pruning plants with this type of device is no worse, and operation is easier. Products have a power that is not sufficient for processing thick branches. To be on the safe side of not holding the grass, buy a grass shear with a telescoping handle or a grass implement with a telescoping pole. Summer residents generally prefer Bosch cordless scissors.
1.4 Other types and classifiers of garden shears
There are other hedge trimmers, the specifics of which are specifically aimed at a particular type of activity and vegetation requiring care:
- Grass clippers easily trim lawn grass cover in places that are hard to reach for the trimmer. In classic devices, the cut occurs due to two cross blades that open with a handle. There are rotary mechanisms, the blades of which are able to rotate 360 degrees. Grass shears accurately form bushes by cutting vegetation along the entire length of the sharply sharpened edge of the cutting blade;
- flower tools. They carefully cut the stems of flowers, while not damaging the plant;
- Lawn shears are an easy way to trim the edges of a green artificial lawn, an optimal alternative to a lawn mower where it falls short. The lawn shears are ideal for trimming grass edges. Depending on your preferences, this inventory is offered in specialized stores in a wave-like, self-sharpening mode.
2 Leading manufacturers of garden tools
The list of global companies that produce and manufacture high-quality and durable products for horticultural purposes, which have received positive reviews, includes several organizations. Fiskars is an experienced Finnish company. Creates lawn shears of high strength and attractive design. Fiskars is a combination of the required quality and a pleasant appearance of the instrument. Felco is a company based in Switzerland. Produces exclusively secateurs.
Grinda specializes in creating knives and cutting tools for green spaces. Gardena produces mainly scissors, the work of which is provided on the basis of batteries. Gardena classiccut scissors are in demand and are easy to maintain. Use of this model is carried out standing, easily moves on a surface thanks to wheels.
Electric scissors of the German company Bosch easily, quickly and simply cope with an undesirable representative of the flora. Another advantage is the removable handle. Bosch cordless scissors cut efficiently and have high endurance. Will become an indispensable helper in the garden.
Makita is a Japanese company. Equips its Makita cordless grass shears, as a rule, with ergonomic rubberized handles, a stable guide base, and a smooth ride. The company's products are valued for their high-quality material of manufacture, its resistance to erosion, reasonable price, good ability to cope with functional tasks. Makita cordless scissors do not require the use of additional tools.
The Russian segment is represented by the domestic company Interskol. It produces brush cutters and lawn mowers of gasoline and electric types. Brush cutters Interskol mow tough grass, small bushes.